George Kaiger LAST NAME: Kaiger FIRST NAME: George MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: Abt 1823 DIED: 19 Jun 1890 BURIED: 20 Jun 1890 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:   BIRTH PLACE:  Illinois DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  IOOF - George Kaiger, age 66, died in Salem of apoplexy. OBITUARY:  THE GRIM REAPER Death Stalks into Bill Anderson’s Saloon and Claims George Kaiger a Victim.  George Kaiger, commonly known as "Uncle George," was found in a dying condition in the water closet at W. R. Anderson’s saloon, about 10 o’clock yesterday morning, and died a few moments after being carried into the saloon. The body was removed to the undertaking rooms of J. A. Rotan, where Coroner J. C. Smithy conducted an inquest in the afternoon before a jury composed as follows: W. B. Galliher, Joseph Aiken, Andrew Coss, H. Vandersol, Richard Hensley, T. J. Whitter.  Wm. Adolph, being summoned as a witness, testified substantially as follows: My occupation is that of a bartender; was acquainted with deceased. In the summer time he would work and during the winter lay around; wasn’t a hard drinker. Wednesday he seemed drowsy and we took him into the wash room, where he remained all night. About 5:30 Thursday morning he was still in the back room asleep, and a half hour afterwards he walked out to the closet, where he remained a long while. I found him still in the water closet at about 10 o’clock, almost dead. George Savage, Sr., assisted in carrying the deceased from the water closet to the back room. He was then almost dead, but gasped when laid down. Sam Miller also helped carry him in, and testified that when they discovered him there he was sitting down, his head leaning to one side, with his pipe still in his hand. Ed Wade testified that he had been acquainted with deceased about three years.  He was born in Illinois, and was 66 years of age. He was an old soldier and was drawing a pension. Think he had friends at Corvallis. He roomed at Mrs. McManus’.  Dr. J. N. Smith made an examination of the remains, found no marks of violence, and gave it as his opinion that he came to his death by apoplexy, superinduced by the excessive use of alcoholic stimulants. After viewing the remains and hearing the evidence produced, the jury returned a verdict finding that the deceased died from apoplexy, superinduced by excessive use of alcoholic stimulants. No property of any consequence was found on the person or among the effects of the deceased, and having no friends here, the remains will be given interment by Sedgwick Post, G.A.R., this morning.  Oregon Statesman 20 Jun 1890 2:2 INSCRIPTION:  No marker SOURCES:  IOOF Register of Burials  OS 20 Jun 1890 2:2  OS 1 Jan 1891 (Necrological listing) CONTACTS:  LOT: 057 SPACE:  LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: